Mindfulness Solution to Pain by Dr. Jackie Gardner-Nix

Author:Dr. Jackie Gardner-Nix
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781608825370
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

movement meditation

If you are too anxious or too prone to having uncomfortable thoughts, changing to a movement meditation is often helpful. You may even prefer this type of meditation over stationary ones. We know that pain sufferers are often scared of yoga, which requires getting down on the floor, so we’ve modified our movement meditation to accommodate it being done in a standing or sitting position.

The Pros—the Cons

This might be just the meditation for you, the one that finally shows you the value of meditation. It applies the concept of “falling awake” rather than “falling asleep” and being in the moment with the movements of your body. But when you first start, it’s essential not to overreach as too many pain sufferers do when they first sign up for exercise programs. Trust your judgment but don’t overstretch.

Also, you may have a difficult time emotionally with this meditation because it can really bring home to you the fact that you’ve lost some of your physical abilities. But it also provides an opportunity to acknowledge how you feel about that; for example, that your loss doesn’t feel good. And you can notice such thoughts too. You don’t have to be swept away to helplessness and hopelessness by them. Just hold them in awareness. With practice, it truly does become easier to manage those emotions, and to do more of the movements.

At first, don’t try to do movements that you think may cause you a lot of pain afterward. With practice you can do more and, even if you do this meditation only two times a week, your balance will improve. Some of your muscle groups may not have been used much lately. So they may feel strange at first. However, it will be gratifying later after practicing brings these movements back into your life. As the old saying puts it: “Use it or lose it.” Like the body scan, this movement meditation offers you another opportunity to take back into your conscious mind again those body parts you’ve previously shunned. It’s another chance to acknowledge that, at this moment, certain body parts of yours don’t work or they hurt, although that may not be the case forever. Nonetheless, they are still to be acknowledged and “owned.” When you do these movements, acceptance may creep in again and look around with bleary eyes in the newfound light.

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